ofe Ìgbò
NounNdebe script
Meanings
Igbo soup; type of soup
Nounin a more restricted sense, the upland people to the east of the Niger (also ndị Ìgbò), contrasted with Olu (also ndị Olū), the riverain Igbo. The people of Onitsha itself do not classify themselves with either Ìgbò or Olu (Henderson 1972 40 - 41, 89 noun)
Nounpalm oil (= mmanụ akwū)
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Mama zụtara ofe Ìgbò n'ahịa taa.
— Mama bought Igbo palm-oil in the market today.
Ị na-eji ofe Ìgbò esi nri?
— Do you use Igbo palm-oil to cook food?
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